variants
or less commonly cosmical
1
a
: of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
cosmic radiation
b
: of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical (see metaphysical sense 2) ideas
cosmic wisdom
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness
a cosmic thinker
a book of cosmic significance
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of cosmic in a Sentence
The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error
Recent Examples on the Web
Her latest result takes us one step closer to understanding our cosmic beginnings.
—
Shep Doeleman, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
April 20 marks the start of the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, a cosmic connection that will happen for the first time in Taurus since 1941.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
In the movie, the cosmic conspiracy theorists are proved right: the year 2012 ends not with a whimper but with a bang, or really a sequence of cataclysmic bangs all over the globe.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Smith ended the cosmic boogie by flashing his neuralyzer, a.k.a.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
The company's clients then use the resulting cosmic imagery or videos in marketing campaigns that Rose and Baker boast often go viral on social media.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Yet, as fate would have it, the skies opened up by the time Monday morning rolled around and let the sun take center stage just in time for the cosmic event.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
But all the other ones will all just disappear out through a cosmic horizon.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
As a response — call it cosmic or intentional — Coppola rebounded by booking a spot in competition at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival, where the movie is looking to reset the narrative.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
Shep Doeleman, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
April 20 marks the start of the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, a cosmic connection that will happen for the first time in Taurus since 1941.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
In the movie, the cosmic conspiracy theorists are proved right: the year 2012 ends not with a whimper but with a bang, or really a sequence of cataclysmic bangs all over the globe.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Smith ended the cosmic boogie by flashing his neuralyzer, a.k.a.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
The company's clients then use the resulting cosmic imagery or videos in marketing campaigns that Rose and Baker boast often go viral on social media.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Yet, as fate would have it, the skies opened up by the time Monday morning rolled around and let the sun take center stage just in time for the cosmic event.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
But all the other ones will all just disappear out through a cosmic horizon.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
As a response — call it cosmic or intentional — Coppola rebounded by booking a spot in competition at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival, where the movie is looking to reset the narrative.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Cosmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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